From Rachel Smolkin, OPB president and CEO: Since joining OPB in September, I’ve been able to meet many wonderful people in communities we serve, and I look forward to making more connections ...

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Jenn Chávez is a podcast host and producer with Oregon Public Broadcasting. Jenn has been making audio in Portland for over a decade, as both a community media and public media journalist.

Rob Manning is a news editor at Oregon Public Broadcasting, with oversight of reporters covering education and business. Rob became an editor in 2019, following about 15 years covering schools and ...

Anna Lueck for OPB Mayor Keith Wilson was elected in November with a pledge to end homeless camping on Portland’s streets within one year. On Wednesday, he explained to regional leaders just how ...

Editor’s note: As President Donald Trump takes office, OPB is providing a look over the week surrounding inauguration to understand how Oregonians voted, how they’re feeling now and how the ...

Arya Surowidjojo / OPB Republicans in the Oregon Legislature have pushed efforts to repeal the sanctuary law, including several bills introduced this month. OPB reached out to two of the bills ...

Arya Surowidjojo is a documentary filmmaker and the Executive Producer of OPB's history documentary series "Oregon Experience.” His body of work focuses on histories, Indigeneity, immigrant expe ...

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Erik Neumann is OPB’s Southwest Washington Bureau Chief. He has more than a decade of experience as a radio reporter, writer and editor. Before working at OPB, he was the news director at ...